security flaw
Published Oct 11, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
Memory leak in the request_key_auth_destroy function in request_key_auth in Linux kernel 2.6.10 up to 2.6.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of authorization token keys.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 2.6.10 · ≤ 2.6.13
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.1.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:808
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.1.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:808 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 30.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 30.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 27.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4043483fddCiQX1WyG_orbko06TrjMVA x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17114 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17364 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3119 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617788 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3119
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11236 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3119
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4043483fddCiQX1WyG_orbko06TrjMVA | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17114 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17364 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15076 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3119 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617788 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3119 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11236 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3119 |
Change history (0)
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